(a) No owner or keeper of a dog, cat or other domestic animal shall abandon such animal. (ORC 959.01)
(b) A person commits the crime of animal abandonment if the person intentionally, purposely, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence leaves a domestic animal at a location permanently or temporarily without providing for the animal’s continued care. As used in this section, “temporarily” means leaving an animal at a location, other than the owner’s home or residence, for longer than thirty (30) minues without providing for the animal’s continued care.
(c) Animal abandonment is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(d) Each action in violation of subsection (a) of this section shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 13044/2021. Passed 7-28-21.)